On Aug 27th, Kashiwa Reysol will host Tokyo at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Kashiwa Reysol, recorded a 1-1 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Thiago Santana scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 8th minute, then Yuki Muto got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Naoki Kawaguchi earning Kashiwa Reysol a comeback draw. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tokyo recorded a 0-2 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse. Carlinhos Junior scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 57th minute, then Thiago Santana added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Leon Yamahara In the end, Tokyo was frustrated by Shimizu S-Pulse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shimizu S-Pulse ended the match with the shutout victory. Tokyo is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Kashiwa Reysol and Tokyo last played eachother at the Ajinomoto Stadium on Saturday May 21st. Tokyo and Kashiwa Reysol battled to a 0-0 draw. Tokyo had 8 on net, and Kashiwa Reysol had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Adailton has been the most prolific scorer on Tokyo in his last five matches with three goals. Yuki Muto has been the most prolific scorer on Kashiwa Reysol in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.